1
as in froze
to become physically firm or solid
the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures
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as in gelled
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners
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Recent Examples of congealed
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congealed
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In their experiments, the researchers froze water with different amounts of ordinary salt (NaCl).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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At some points, the video froze, creating a delay in the conversation.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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The offensive line, meanwhile, hasn’t fully gelled after a makeover following the Super Bowl blowout at the hands of the Eagles.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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An unassuming and calm character who is highly respected within the game, his qualities gelled with the club’s ethos — but on reflection, his promotion probably came too quickly.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Alternatively, Venus’ initial, planetwide magma sea might have cooled and hardened into a crust quickly enough for liquid water — maybe even an ocean’s worth of water — to flow across it.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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And those things hardened their proverbial steak, too.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Despite herself, Cali stiffened.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lane picked up three on first down, but the Otay Ranch defense stiffened, turning back the next two runs for no gain.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Congealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congealed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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